Great job describing yesterday's activities, Ben. Thanks. I won't add anything there (although I added the fact that we had PIZZA for the first time in a long time!).
Today, I am reporting the activities for our vocational day here. As I have described, my vocational days are more sightseeing or golfing or whatever. My hosts, Bill and Barbara Bright, took me to Loch Tay to see the reconstructed Crannog. This structure, which can be entered and examined by visitors, is built on stilts on the loch. There is a nearby underwater archaeological excavation in which they are uncovering bits and pieces of this type of structure, thought to be 2000 years old or more. The reconstructed crannog includes a mini museum and heritage site where there is a tour and demonstrations of weaving, woodworking and daily living activities contemporary to the time of these stilted dwellings. It was well worth the trip.
Following this visist, we traveled towards "Queen's View" overlook over Loch Tummel. In keeping with the idea of early man's dwellings, we stopped to hike to a 1700's era earthen roofed stone village, where cattle herders watched over their herd. A small community of maybe 4 or 5 huts, these housed a few families up on the slopes above the Loch. After our lunch at the shop near the overlook, we took our scenic photos of the Loch at a time when the clouds lifted enough for us to get a good view. On the way back to town, we stopped at the Garry River Bridge, where some people bungee jump. That is not for me! Cheers!
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